The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-17

uncle, but he Is absent. apd / took
the liberty" Ho stopped, for the
brown eyes were dancing with mirth.
"Mr. Marston," said she, 'tlid you
happen to look at the calender before
you startedP'
He struck his forehead with a spirit
of recollection. April 1stl how stupid
in me to forget it, when they have been
playing their stale jokes all day, on the
street and in my Office"
The touch of vanity, displayed in the
way he said my Office" was delight
full.
II beg thousand pardons for dis
turbing YOU" he added, still standing,
yet unwilling to go.
"Please be seated a few minutes"
said the young lady, politely. 1T can
not rain like this very long. If you
are Mr.. Rodney Marston, l feel almost
acquainted with YOU" she continued.
II have often heard my brother Will
speak of YOU"
"Will BartonP My chum at collegeP
never dreamed that he had relatives
here. Then you must be his pet sister
he used to talk about so much" said
Rodney delighted.
Eyes, am Grace" she replied, with
charming diflidence. Rodney began
to think that an April joke might have
its advantages, even to its victim.
at is fortunate that your uncle
didn't get that note, said Grace, pres
emily, with a laugh, though l am
wicked enough to wish that he had"
please let me enjoy the joke, tro,"
pleaded the young man.
"ls it possible that you don't knowP
You must know why your uncle is
bachelorp No? Then perhaps l ought
not to tell you," she added, with a
pretty hesitation.
"Oh. but YOU must now"
"WeG. you will surely hear of it in
some other way, if l don't. Your
uncle Roger would have married my
Aunt Cornelia years ago, if it hadn't
been for little understanding.
please tell me all about it." said
Rodney, now deeply interested.
''Oh, don't know-it was al mixed
up. anyway; the village gossips were
to blame for medling and circulating
false reports. But, after everything
was cleared up, they were both obsti-
nate that neither would give in"
II know my uncle is very stubborn"
laughed the young man. He will
never yield point if he knows he
is wrong"
"And auntie is one of the sweetest
women in the world, but she will have
her own way in spite OF everybody. !
have seen women storm like fury,
and shed floods of tears, only to end
by surrendering everything. Auntie is
smiling and serene, never losing her
temper, but when see her mouth close
in a certain way 1 know that one
might as we'll try to move a noun
TAIN"
WELL" said young Marston, Il
think will tell my uncle, when he re-
turns from the city, that Miss Barton
wishes to see him."
Then he has gone to the city, too
WhenP" inquired Grace, eagerly.
This morning by the first train.
He received an urgent business des-
patch"
"And Auntie had telegram, too"
said the girl, her bright face glowing
with delight. Now they will meet
on the train.
But obey must have met, hundreds
of times, living in the same village.
"Yes, but mamma says they have
scarcely exchanged dozen words. to
any ones knowledge, since. the quar-
rel. They pass each other with the
most ceremonous bows. No one ever
dares mention either of them to the
other"
Hour after hour glided by unnoticed
BY the pair. Meanwhile. another
wicked mortal In the service Of the
presiding demon of April 1. had de-
creed meeting between the long
separated lovers.
When Mr.. Marston entered the car
that morning. few people would have
suspected that he had ever exper ienced